Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Windstar
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
177 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 01124 | 2001-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ON SOME VEHICLES, ENGINE OIL MAY CONTINUE TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET AREA AFTER AN ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *TT |
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| 14773 | 2001-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. INFORMATION ON INDEXING ORANGE DOT ON TORQUE CONVERTER TO FLEXPLATE. *TT |
| 0147 | 2001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT |
| 14656 | 2001-05-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR DRUM BRAKES THAT DRAG OR WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN OPERATED IN WET CONDITIONS AND / OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 980304 | 2001-02-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENT NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT DTC P1784 ACTION. *AK |
| 12230 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 12227 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 5203 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT |
| 5131 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE HAVING AN INLINE TRANSMISSION COOLER BYPASS VALVE LOCATED IN THE COOLER LINE NEAR THE RADIATOR COOLER. *TT |
| 99152 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT |
| 991210 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 99111 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT |
| 99-8-15 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 4639 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON AND MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 - P0306. *TT |
| 983108 | 2000-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 1998M3.8L ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS ADDED TO FQR(FORD QUALITY RENEWAL) ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. *AK |
| 13309 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT BLACK SOOT ON THE LOWER SECTION OF THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. *TT |
| 98-4723 | 2000-11-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ENGINE CHECK LAMP ON, AND MISFIRE DTC (S) PO300-PO306 ACTION. |
| 14222 | 2000-09-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. CONCERNS WITH SUBFRAME CLUNK ON ACCELERATION / DECELERATION FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TT |
| 97110 | 2000-08-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUSPENSION-DIAGNOSTIC AAN INSPECTION FOR FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE (S)- SERVICE TIP. *AK TIP. |
| 11505 | 2000-08-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR DRUM BRAKES THAT DRAG OR WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN OPERATED IN WET CONDITIONS AND / OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 9811484 | 2000-07-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF INOPERATIVE OVERDRIVE CANCEL LIGHT. *TT |
| 11474 | 2000-07-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF REAR END NOISE OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 96724 | 2000-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. EXPERIENCING A MUSTY SMELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OPERATING ON SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 2/15/96. *TT |
| 96716 | 2000-06-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CUSTOMER CONCERN OF AN OBJECTIONABLE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE CARPET UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 9678 | 2000-06-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERNS WITH THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE BLOCK DRAIN PLUG HOLE AND PLUG IS OVERSIZED. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.